New Delhi, Nov 20 : Odisha got their first outright win in four years defeating Haryana in Rohtak on the final day of the third round of Ranji Trophy matches. Chasing 148 to win, Odisha were 60/3 overnight and lost Abhilash Mallick early on.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Halhadar Das followed soon after and at 81/5 it was anybody's game. However, Govinda Podder and Deepak Behera put on 43 runs to take Odisha close to victory.

Podder got out after an important half-century but Behera and Lagnajit Samal made sure Odisha's winless run didn't extend any longer.

Tamil Nadu also earned their first outright win of the season in a dramatic victory over Maharashtra in Chennai. Needing only two more wickets to finish off the match, the hosts took only 8.5 overs to confirm six points.

Brief Scores:

Group A: In Kolkata: Gujarat 260 all out and 272 for 8 decl. (Rujul Bhatt not out 103, Rakesh Dhurv 83) vs Bengal 526 for 7 decl.

In Hyderabad: Saurashtra 260 all out and 270 for 6 decl. vs Hyderabad 186 all out and 232/6 decl. (Ashish Reddy 56, Bavanaka Sandeep not out 50; Ravindra Jadeja 3/84).

In Bhubaneswar: Railways 205 all out and 353 for 5 decl. (Amit Paunikar 166, Sanjay Bangar not out 62) vs Punjab 314 all out and 59 for 2 decl.

In Jaipur: Madhya Pradesh 256 all out and 466 for 6 decl. (Naman Ojha 111, Jalaj Saxena 76 not out) vs Rajasthan 379 all out and 88 for 4 decl.